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Mar 17, 2013 - Sealants for Electrochemical Battery - Patent
An electrochemical battery is described in this invention. The battery includes a housing and a pouch-shaped solid electrolyte disposed in the...
Mar 11, 2013 - Bond Thickness Control for Die Attachment - Patent
In this invention a semiconductor die is attached onto a substrate on a process platform during
manufacturing of a semiconductor package. A...
Oct 22, 2012 - Adhesive Coated Films useful for Photovoltaic Modules - Patent
This invention discloses a fluoropolymer coated film comprising polymeric substrate film and fluoropolymer coating on the polymeric substrate film....
Sep 01, 2012 - An Overview of the Science and Technology of Adhesives - Technical Paper
This chapter presents an overview of the science and technology of adhesives and sealants. The chapter describes the chemistry of pressure-sensitive...
Aug 17, 2012 - Edge Sealants for Solar Cell Construction - Technical Paper
The performance of a desiccant-filled polyisobutylene edge sealant for organic electronics is reported. The sealant was applied through a low...
Jun 22, 2012 - Adhesives for Damping Noise in Automobiles - Patent
This invention describes a one- or two-component adhesive containing: a) a binding agent having reactive isocyanate groups or silane groups, and b) a...
Jun 15, 2012 - Electrical Conductivity of Carbon Black - Technical Paper
The properties of carbon black surfaces which might affect their influence on the conductivity of dispersions in polar and non-polar media were...
Feb 10, 2012 - Adhesive for Solar Cell Back-side Protective Sheet - Patent
Disclosed is a highly-adhesive agent for a solar-cell back-side protective sheet. Said highly-adhesive agent overcomes hitherto existing problems and...
Dec 18, 2011 - Epoxy/Polyurethane IPN for Electroconductive Adhesives - Technical Paper
Polyurethanes (PU) based on toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and polypropylene glycol 2000 (PPG) were reacted with an epoxy resin (EP) to prepare...
Apr 02, 2011 - Use of hot melt system for the assembly of microsystems. - Technical Paper
Adhesive bonding is gaining importance as a key technology for precision engineering and microsystem technology. New packaging and bonding processes...
Feb 13, 2011 - Electrically conductive adhesives. - Patent
The invention relates to adhesives that are suitable for use as electrically conductive materials in the fabrication of electronic devices,...
Jan 08, 2011 - Adhesive for High Temperature Copper-clad Laminate. - Patent
A copper clad laminate is composed of a copper foil and an aromatic polyimide film placed thereon, in which the copper foil is bonded to the polyimide...
Dec 21, 2010 - Optical adhesives that diffuse visible light. - Patent
Optical adhesives that diffuse visible light are described in this invention. They include a blend of an adhesive matrix which is an optical adhesive...
Dec 04, 2010 - Film adhesive for bonding semiconductor devices. - Patent
The objective of the invention is to provide a film-like adhesive capable of achieving a superior combination of processability and reflow resistance....
Dec 04, 2010 - Mounting solar cells on a flexible substrate. - Patent
Thin solar cells are fabricated by depositing layers of light absorbing semiconductor material on the surface of a semiconductor wafer and then...
May 17, 2013 - Novel adhesives for use in die attachment. - Patent
There is a need in the electronics industry for novel adhesive compositions which include additives that provide unique advantages over those adhesive...
May 17, 2013 - Novel Conductive Adhesives for Solar Cell Connections - Technical Paper
The interconnection of solar cells is one of the main process steps in photovoltaic module production. Usually solar cells are connected into strings...
Apr 28, 2013 - Characterization of EVA and PVB Encapsulants for PV Cells - Technical Paper
Photovoltaic (PV) module efficiency and reliability are two factors that have an important impact on the final cost of the PV electricity production....
Apr 28, 2013 - Edge Bond Removal between a Pair of Wafers or Substrates - Patent
New methods of weakening the bonds between a bonded pair of wafers or substrates are provided in this invention. The substrates are preferably bonded...
Mar 30, 2013 - Highly Electrically Conductive Adhesives - Patent
The present invention provides for a relatively simple method to decrease the electrical resistivity of conductive adhesives by in-situ nanoparticle...
Mar 02, 2013 - Method for Making a Stacked Battery and Composite Body - Patent
The whole of a conductive material layer is formed on a bonding surface of an outer film having flexibility
and barrier properties to prepare a...
Feb 25, 2013 - Electrically Conductive Paste - Patent
A conductive paste is described in this invention for forming a conductive connecting member without disproportionately located holes (gaps), coarse...
Jan 12, 2013 - Single Drop Sealant Filling for Mobile LCD Device - Technical Paper
In this paper, the authors developed a new one drop filling (ODF) sealant for mobile thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) products....
Dec 02, 2012 - Multilayer Adhesive Assemblies for Electronic Devices - Patent
In this invention techniques or processes are described for producing assemblies using adhesives and substrate material, such as glass. In one...
Sep 29, 2012 - Polyamideimide Adhesives for Printed Circuit Boards - Patent
This invention relates to curable, liquid, adhesive compositions comprising polyamideimide resins for use in bonding layers of material in metal clad...
Sep 29, 2012 - Voltage Switchable Material Having Bonded Particles - Patent
Voltage switchable dielectric (VSD) materials are known to be materials that are insulative at low voltages and conductive at higher voltages. These...
Sep 19, 2012 - Mixing bonding adhesive at die bonder before dispensing. - Patent
A method for die bonding includes positioning a dispenser in a die bonding apparatus, wherein the dispenser includes a reservoir having bonding...
Jun 14, 2012 - Hitachi Chemical Enhances Wiring Board Adhesives - Patent
Phenoxy/maleimide insulating adhesives provide a beneficial set of properties for wiring boards used in miniaturised electronics, researchers at...
May 21, 2012 - Ultrasonic Anisotropic Bonding Squashes Resistance - Patent
Korean researchers have developed a method for forming reliable directional connections using ultrasonic waves to cure insulating adhesives and melt...
May 14, 2012 - Sony Relieves Anisotropic Conductive Adhesive Pressure - Patent
Using a specific shape of conductive filler reduces the pressure needed to connect up electrical components with adhesives, says Sony's Hiroyuki...
Jan 16, 2012 - Tearable Insulating Tape Cuts Car Production Times - Patent
Coating easily-torn fabric with an insulating, fire-retardant adhesive can speed automobile production process, according to researchers at Korean...
Jan 10, 2012 - Future Trends in Roof Mounted PV Modules - Conference
PV is no longer just a fad. It is a burgeoning industry with falling prices, rising efficiencies, public policies and financial incentives that ensure...
Jan 02, 2012 - Insulating Adhesive Stops SIM Cards Getting Stuck in Phones - Patent
Securing electronics into a flexible plastic body with insulating adhesives can produce SIM cards that are easier to remove from mobile phones. That's...
Dec 18, 2011 - Method of Manufacturing a Thin Film Solar Cell - Patent
A method of manufacturing a thin film solar cell includes a bonding step of bonding a bus bar on a back face electrode layer of a solar cell string...
Dec 12, 2011 - Insulating Adhesive Solves OLED Transparency Conflict - Patent
A lamination process exploiting insulating adhesives can improve organic light emitting diodes' performance, researchers from Dutch electronics giant...
Dec 10, 2011 - Biocompatible PU Conductive Adhesive for RFID Tag Antennas - Technical Paper
As a candidate dispersant for silver-based isotropically conductive adhesives (ICAs), polyurethane (PU) is an environmentally benign material that can...
Nov 20, 2011 - Electrically Conducting Adhesives using Nickel Nanostrands - Technical Paper
Several conductive nanomaterials are investigated for structural electrically conductive adhesive applications, including carbon nanofibers and nickel...
Nov 20, 2011 - Methods for Debonding Temporary Bonded Wafers - Patent
A debonder apparatus for debonding a temporary bonded wafer pair includes a chuck assembly, a flex plate assembly, a contact roller and a resistance...
Nov 07, 2011 - Sony's Reflective Adhesive Lowers LED Costs - Patent
Using a reflective adhesive film as a mirror can help make efficient “flip-chip” LEDs more cheaply than metal mirrors deposited directly onto...
Oct 07, 2011 - Interconnection Within a Solar Cell - Technical Paper
A silicone foam sealant was developed to provide an easy-to-use and economical joint sealant for small-movement bridge expansion joints. In studies...
Oct 03, 2011 - Taped-up curved car glass stays connected - Patent
Stacking electrical components up with insulating adhesive tape means that small, curved, rear windscreens in modern cars can accommodate window...
Sep 26, 2011 - LCD adhesive tech boosts photovoltaic manufacturing - Patent
Exploiting anisotropically conductive adhesives can reduce how often errors occur in electrically wiring up solar panels during manufacturing, and...
Sep 19, 2011 - Insulating Adhesive Reinforces Ceramic Heating - Patent
Including insulating adhesives in the heat dissipating structure surrounding a ceramic heater also helps dissipate stress, engineers at Taiwanese...
Aug 22, 2011 - Insulating Adhesives Enable Wafer-level Device Repackage - Patent
Adhesive materials applied to semiconductor chips can help resolve problems seen in wafer-level packages, like shorts and poor electrical contact,...
Jul 23, 2011 - Heat dissipation in LEDs with adhesives. - Technical Paper
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are semiconducting, light producing units, with the advantages of small size, long life, low voltage, reduced energy...
Jul 21, 2011 - Extrudable Adhesive Improves Deep-well Pump Reliability - Patent
Oilfield service giant Schlumberger has developed an adhesive for making electric submersible pump (ESP) cables that its says are better suited to the...
Jul 18, 2011 - IBM Cleans up with Reusable Thermal Interface Adhesive - Patent
Researchers at computing giant IBM have developed a material for attaching electronic components so heat can flow through them that can be removed and...
Jul 09, 2011 - Waterborne Isotropically Conductive Adhesives - Conference
The authors present the first study of the water-borne isotropically conductive adhesives (WBICAs) which exhibit electrical conductivity in 10−5 Q•cm...
Jun 30, 2011 - Insulating Adhesive Helps Improve Hard Drive Capacity - Patent
Japanese researchers have exploited epoxy insulating adhesives in ensuring that hard disk drives (HDDs) with increased density remain reliable. HDDs...
Jun 20, 2011 - Insulating Adhesives Provide more Robust Touchscreens - Patent
Touchscreen input systems can be made tougher and their displays improved by switching intersecting conducting networks they typically use for two...
Jun 02, 2011 - Rubber Balls Toughen LCD Connections - Patent
Including tiny rubber particles can make the adhesive connections used to electrically link liquid crystal displays more sturdy, Sony researchers say....
May 26, 2011 - Insulating Adhesive Shroud Makes Transformers Safer - Patent
Researchers at Taiwanese power giant Delta Electronics have redesigned transformers to make them safer, with the help of an insulating adhesive....
May 16, 2011 - Acrylic Adhesive Connects Displays at Lower Temperatures - Patent
Acrylic insulating adhesives can replace thermosetting epoxies used in anisotropic conductive films and consequently speed up liquid crystal display...
May 04, 2011 - Solar panels with adhesive layers. - Patent
The present application is directed to a film that may be used as an adhesive for solar panels. The present application is directed to a composition,...
May 02, 2011 - Silicone adhesive tape eliminates solder reflow residues - Patent
Dow Corning scientists have developed silicone adhesives that can be heated above 250°C temperatures seen in solder reflow processes and still...
Apr 11, 2011 - Groovy Substrate with Thin Adhesive Layers Cools LEDs - Patent
Changing how insulating adhesive is used to attach LED chips into their packages can increase the removal of heat by more than 30 percent. That's...
Apr 09, 2011 - Anisotropic Conductive Adhesives for Bump Bonding - Conference
Anisotropic conductive adhesive films (ACF) used in flip chip bump bonding allow for several parts of aligned metal pads to be connected without...
Mar 24, 2011 - Small Balls Provide Outstanding Data Density - Patent
Electronic packages constructed using small solder balls to protrude above protective encapsulants can provide more connections per unit area, Korean...
Mar 07, 2011 - Insulating Adhesive Helps Keep Nanotube Speakers Cool - Patent
Chinese electronic manufacture giant Foxconn has exploited insulating adhesives to manage the heat produced by revolutionary “thermoacoustic” speakers...
Feb 28, 2011 - Photosensitive Adhesive Promises Single-layer Chip-Bonding - Patent
Hitachi Chemical researchers claim that they've developed an adhesive that can eliminate buffer layers needed to bond multiple chips into a single...
Feb 10, 2011 - Diamond-studded adhesive layers cool electronics - Patent
Korean researchers are bringing bling to circuit board manufacturing, in an attempt to overcome the disadvantageous thermally insulating properties of...
Jan 23, 2011 - Semiconductor package with high heat transfer. - Patent
Modern semiconductor packages continue to become smaller due to improvements in fabrication technology. These smaller packages are more densely...
Jan 13, 2011 - Replacing Insulating Adhesive Protects Hard Disk Drives - Patent
Japanese researchers claim to have overcome the problems that had previously made conductive adhesives unsuitable for preventing static build-up in...
Dec 30, 2010 - Tape improves silicon-rubber specific adhesive strength - Patent
A Japanese scientist has developed a high-strength silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive composition that avoids the problem of difficult removal from...
Dec 23, 2010 - Silicone insulating adhesive handles electric car heat - Patent
A Japanese researcher has invented a silicone insulating adhesive able to cope with high temperatures needed in power electronics used in electric...
Dec 11, 2010 - Bonding of components in an optical pickup apparatus. - Patent
This invention relates to an optical pickup apparatus in which optical components such as lens, prism, polarizing plate, and photo-detector are...
Dec 09, 2010 - Insulating adhesive helps toughen gas pressure gauges - Patent
A Japanese inventor has improved the reliability of pressure gauges used in gas-based manufacturing by swapping lamps for a wire attached with an...
Nov 08, 2010 - Layered adhesive tackles LCD short problem - Patent
Layering a thick, strong, insulating adhesive on top of a thinner anisotropically conductive film (ACF) can help resolve short-circuits occurring in...
Nov 05, 2010 - Method of bonding a transparent substrate to a LCD. - Patent
Flat panel displays, such as LCDs, are often enhanced with specialized films. The films may be flexible or rigid. Such films are described to...
Oct 28, 2010 - Insulating adhesives cut LCD cost - Patent
Korean researchers have used adhesive attachment as the basis of an LCD display redesign that allows cheaper, simpler manufacturing. LCD panels, their...
Sep 29, 2010 - Pressure sensitive adhesives with high refractive index. - Patent
The invention provides pressure sensitive adhesives having a refractive index of at least 1.50. The pressure sensitive adhesives comprise at least...
Sep 16, 2010 - Lower temperature adhesive helps LCDs go plastic - Patent
Adding phosphoric acid to anisotropically conductive adhesives (ACAs) can help reduce their bonding temperatures, making it possible to replace LCDs'...
Sep 09, 2010 - Disappearing particles make LCD connections clearer - Patent
Hitachi Chemical has developed an anisotropically conductive adhesive (ACA) that makes it easier to see if opaque metal electrodes on glass sheets are...
Jul 31, 2010 - PSA composition for optical filters and plasma displays. - Patent
The invention relates to a PSA composition for optical filter that is used in a plasma display panel. The PSA is applied as an adhesive film. More...
Jul 25, 2010 - Microelectronic assembly using hot melt adhesive processes. - Technical Paper
The production of 3D MEMS and MOEMS is carried out using hybrid integration of single components. In this field adhesive bonding is one of the major...
Jul 15, 2010 - Three-polymer adhesive strengthens flexible wiring boards - Patent
Hitachi Chemical researchers have created a flexible wiring board adhesive that combines polyamide, polyimide, and epoxy chemistries to provide...
Jul 12, 2010 - Insulating adhesive cools LED TVs - Patent
Thermally conductive, electrically insulating, adhesives are set to help Samsung continue to replace bulky old TVs around the world with wafer-thin...
Jul 08, 2010 - Tapered tapes tackle conductive adhesive seepage - Patent
Researchers from Hitachi Chemical have revamped the design of directionally-conductive adhesive tapes, to prevent seepage from their sides spoiling...
Jun 28, 2010 - Photoresist adhesive cuts electronic manufacturing cost - Patent
Photo-sensitive adhesives can be used to secure semiconductor chips into packaging more economically than existing methods, researchers at Texas...
Jun 27, 2010 - Pressure sensitive adhesive for optical film. - Patent
In thin display devices such as LDCs or plasma displays, specific functional films such as retardation films or polarizing plates are bonded with...
May 24, 2010 - Trenches battle LED adhesive overflow - Patent
The problems caused by low-viscosity insulating adhesives used in LED packages flowing onto inappropriate circuitboard areas can be overcome by an...
May 10, 2010 - Adsorbed layers ensure adhesive insulation reliability - Patent
Hitachi has applied to patent an adhesive filled with silica-coated metal particles in the US that it says provides reliable directional conduction...
Apr 10, 2010 - Surface treated copper foil for adhesive bonding. - Patent
The object of this invention is to provide a non-chromium surface treated copper foil with improved bond characteristics for printed circuit board...
Apr 08, 2010 - Imide insulating adhesive enables thinner wiring boards - Patent
Polyimide insulating resins and adhesives can replace epoxy resin and glass fabric 'prepregs' to give printed circuit boards that are slimmer, more...
Apr 02, 2010 - Halogen and phosphorus-free flame retardant adhesive. - Patent
Disclosed is a halogen- and phosphorous-free flame retardant adhesive resins composition which can be used in heat contact bonding of adherends at or...
Mar 25, 2010 - Layered conductive particle tailors adhesive insulation - Patent
Partially covering a conductive particle in insulating material can provide adhesives with the ideal electrical performance for directional...
Mar 22, 2010 - Olefin encapsulant promises hardier solar panels - Patent
A US scientist hopes to replace EVA sheets used to assemble photovoltaic cells or modules with an encapsulant that promises better adhesion and longer...
Mar 19, 2010 - Epoxy resin for sealing electronic apparatus. - Patent
The invention provides a liquid resins composition for electronic part sealing. The resin exhibits good fluidity and a narrow gap. It is free from...
Mar 18, 2010 - Molten solder adhesive tape conducts precisely - Patent
A thermosetting adhesive tape containing solder particles that melt and form separate phases between electrodes can create highly directional – or...
Mar 05, 2010 - Moisture effects on adhesion of electronic attachments. - Technical Paper
Moisture is a principal cause of failure in adhesive attachments in the electronic industry. The purpose of this paper is to examine the long term...
Feb 27, 2010 - Adhesive for dicing and/or die bonding. - Patent
The invention relates to a dicing die-bonding film having a pressure sensitive adhesive layer and a die bonding adhesive layer being sequentially...
Feb 25, 2010 - Modified encapsulation improves chip packaging process - Patent
Taiwanese researchers are using encapsulants' adhesion to make packages that extract more heat from chips while lowering the risk of breaking them in...
Feb 22, 2010 - Antistatic adhesive smartens flexible displays - Patent
LG Chem has developed an adhesive that allows flexible displays to be produced using conventional LCD manufacturing equipment without a negative...
Feb 12, 2010 - Treatment of glass for adhesion of polydimethylsiloxane. - Technical Paper
A straightforward and inexpensive method to increase the adhesion strength of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and glass is described. In this method the...
Feb 11, 2010 - Insulating adhesive redesign raises solar cell efficiency - Patent
Reducing the amount of insulating adhesive used in dye-sensitized solar cells can increase their energy conversion efficiency by a fifth, Japanese...
Jan 21, 2010 - Insulating adhesives cool Foxconn semiconductor arm's LEDs - Patent
Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn is looking to patent a heat sink for use with multiple LEDs, where insulating, thermally-conductive adhesives...
Jan 14, 2010 - Heat spreader cuts thermal board adhesive cost - Patent
Redesigning thermally conductive circuit boards to include a penetrating metal heat spreader can drastically cut the cost of adhesive used in the...
Dec 31, 2009 - Hitachi's urethane acrylate suits advanced electronics - Patent
Hitachi Chemical says that its urethane acrylate adhesives can produce stronger bonds at temperatures low enough to avoid damaging modern...
Dec 22, 2009 - Epoxy adhesive method boosts LED quality control - Patent
Adapting the way in which epoxy insulating adhesive is introduced to an LED package can reduce the number of sub-standard devices getting to market,...
Dec 12, 2009 - Electrically conductive adhesives using nanowires. - Conference
Electrically conductive adhesives have made significant gains over the past years because of the hazardous nature and environmental problems posed by...
Sep 25, 2009 - Insulating adhesive improves printer head durability - Patent
Using an insulating adhesive to help protect the piezoelectric layer of an inkjet printer head helps reduce damage from the outside environment and...
Sep 20, 2009 - Adhesive sheet for dicing and die bonding semiconductors. - Patent
In order to speed and miniaturize semiconductor devices, a plurality of semiconductor chips are sometimes two-dimensionally mounted with a single...
Sep 20, 2009 - Electrically conductive pressure sensitive adhesives. - Technical Paper
As electronic devices become increasingly smaller and more complex, reducing the size of component space becomes more important. Electrically...
Sep 17, 2009 - Insulating adhesive increases display size - Patent
Using an adhesive layer to assemble an organic electroluminescent display allows bigger screen areas than alternative production methods, according to...
Sep 10, 2009 - In-line bonding accelerates RFID manufacturing - Patent
Manufacturing equipment supplier Hallys Corporation has applied to patent a method to reduce the number of production lines needed in assembling...
Sep 04, 2009 - Penetrable film adhesive simplifies chip packaging - Patent
Singaporean firm Stats Chippac has patented a technique for getting semiconductor chips and the wires that bond them closer together than ever before....
Aug 24, 2009 - Double sided adhesive tape for use in circuit boards. - Patent
The invention provides a double sided PSA tape or sheet for use in wiring circuit boards, which includes a PSA layer formed by an adhesive composition...
Aug 20, 2009 - Polyimide wire insulator modification boosts adhesion - Patent
Korean researchers have developed a polyimide resin that is more adhesive and flexible, to help minaturize coils used to convert mechanical movement...
Aug 13, 2009 - Adhesive joining speeds electronic tester assembly - Patent
Japanese company NHK Spring is promising to reduce the time taken to produce contact units for automatically testing integrated circuits, using...
Aug 03, 2009 - Dai-Nippon shrinks encapsulated semiconductor chips - Patent
Japanese scientists have reduced the total horizontal area taken up by a semiconductor chip and its electrical terminals in an encapsulated package. A...
Jul 19, 2009 - Adhesives for improvement to indoor air quality. - Technical Paper
Poor indoor air quality is one of the greatest health risks. Indoor pollutions consist of airborne levels of pollutants, primarily volatile organic...
Jul 19, 2009 - Device for measuring bond strength. - Patent
A bonding strength measuring device is described to measure the bond strength between a substrate and a molding compound. The measuring device...
Jul 17, 2009 - Insulating adhesives' plasma display debut shows promise - Technical Paper
Researchers in Korea have shown that using insulating adhesives rather than anisotropically conductive adhesives in plasma display panels provides a...
Jun 13, 2009 - Method of securing optical elements to a housing. - Patent
This invention describes an adhesive system for securing optical elements to a housing or substrate in an aligned position that is maintained over...
May 27, 2009 - Semiconductor application method. - Patent
A low viscosity resin is deposited using an apparatus with a movable and heated wheel and a heater stage. A tape is provided which includes a layer...
